SPORTS
S.F. soccer club El Farolito feeds need to bring passion to the pitch
SAN FRANCISCO -- In San Francisco, El Farolito soccer club, named after the beloved chain of Bay Area taquerias owned by Salvador Lopez, has flourished.Gabriel Arias, a 25-year-old center midfielder, epitomizes the spirit of El Farolito. After playing the sport in college, Arias brings passion to the soccer field, surrounded by a community he affectionately refers to as his brothers. "It means a lot. It brings peace of mind to me, being able to step on the field with my teammates. I like to call them brothers," Arias said.While the club competes in the National Premier Soccer League, the players from diverse...
Finding Joy — and Community — In the Water
A flyer posted on a downtown Mill Valley billboard was all it took to reignite Carey Clahan’s dormant passion for synchronized swimming. Clahan, a Mill Valley resident, started swimming at eight years old at the Santa Clara International Swim Center, a club renowned for producing Olympic swimmers such as diver Greg Louganis and, more recently, Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky. After winning the Olympic junior team championships for the sport in the 1980’s with the club’s synchronized swim team, the Santa Clara Aquamaids, Clahan hung up her nose clip, worn out by the relentless pace of practices and meets.
2 Oakland high school basketball teams celebrate state championship titles
Oakland has faced many issues in the last few years but if you ask these high school athletes who just won state titles this year, they believe hard work and resiliency can lead to success.
Sports Focus: April 2024
This episode looks at two Oakland teenagers whose talents in the world of weightlifting have garnered them an unprecedented scholarship offer. Plus, we meet n organization making tennis adaptive and inclusive for student athletes on the autism spectrum, and have a conversation with a CIF Spirit of Sport Award winner from Milpitas.
New Oakland ‘B’s’ preparing for inaugural season
“We’re stealing baseball back for Oakland. Fans first. Oakland forever.”. That’s the tag line for the Oakland Ballers social media accounts. The Oakland City Council is supporting these sentiments, as they unanimously agreed last week to negotiate and execute a one-year lease with the Oakland Ballers for the Raimondi Park baseball field. The agreement should receive final approval from the council next week.
Balnikhov Faces Full Field in San Fran Mile Repeat Bid
It will be a bittersweet day at Golden Gate Fields April 27 as the $175,000 San Francisco Mile Stakes (G3T) is slated to be the last stakes race ever held at the track that opened in 1941. Golden Gate is scheduled to close once the spring meet ends June 9.
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